France is a Feast

iFrance is a Feasti documents through intimate and compelling photographs Julia Child discovering French cooking and the French way of life It all began under the guidance of her husband Paul Child a passionate photographer Paul and Julia Child moved to Paris in 1948 where he was the cultural attach for the US Information Service in Paris and in this role he first met Henri CartierBresson Robert Capa Brassa and other leading lights of the photography world As Julia recalled Paris was wonderfully walkable and it was a natural subject for Paul Their wanderings through Paris and other French cities and towns and the French countryside photographed by Paul would help lead to the classic iMastering the Art of French Cookingi and Julia Childs brilliant and celebrated career in books and on televisionbrbrThough Paul Child was an accomplished photographer his work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art acquired by Edward Steichen his photographs remained out of the public eye until the publication of Julia Childs memoir in which many of his photographs were included In helping to tell Julias story they also brought to light the remarkable photographic achievement of Paul Child